{"id":1583,"date":"2019-04-24T16:39:02","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T20:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/?page_id=1583"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:29:54","slug":"mixed-age-preschool","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/our-programs\/mixed-age-preschool\/","title":{"rendered":"Preschool"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Classrooms and Ratios<\/h2>\n<table width=\"737\" height=\"190\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">\n<h4>Classroom<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"197\">\n<h4>Possible Age Range<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">\n<h4>Children<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">\n<h4>Lead Teachers<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">Preschool 1:<\/td>\n<td width=\"197\">2 years 9 months &#8211; 3 years 9 months<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">20<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">Preschool 2:<\/td>\n<td width=\"197\">3 years 7 months &#8211; 5 years<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">20<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"132\">Preschool 3:<\/td>\n<td width=\"197\">3 years 7 months &#8211; 5 years<\/td>\n<td width=\"70\">20<\/td>\n<td width=\"77\">3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Preschoolers thrive in a consistent and predictable\u00a0environment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We establish clear routines for preschoolers.<\/li>\n<li>We create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d5j98qoYMU8&amp;list=PLODHAtvT_F8zAfHxMBZH2yhXA1tlWltCH&amp;index=4&amp;t=6s\">classroom environment<\/a> where children know what to expect and what is expected of them.<\/li>\n<li>We give children ample transitional warnings so they know what is coming next.<\/li>\n<li>Children have the opportunity to make choices, whenever possible.<\/li>\n<li>When appropriate, teachers and children work together to create a list of guidelines for behavior for the classroom. This allows the children to feel a sense of ownership of the classroom and their own behaviors and gives them a clearer understanding of what is expected of them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Preschoolers test boundaries<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Children at this age begin to test boundaries as they continue to learn about their social and physical world.<\/li>\n<li>This may lead to conflicts between play partners or behaviors that are not appropriate for the classroom.<\/li>\n<li>We create boundaries with preschoolers, giving a feeling of safety and security for children.<\/li>\n<li>We point out the natural consequence of a choice, and talk with children about what they might do differently next time to avoid such a consequence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>We use natural\u00a0and logical consequences<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Teachers have realistic expectations for preschool children based on their developmental age.<\/li>\n<li>We may set a logical consequence with a preschooler who has already learned the skills necessary in a given situation.<\/li>\n<li>We understand the importance of following through with consequences, as well as the importance of empathizing with a child who does not choose to change their behavior that there will be a consequence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classrooms and Ratios Classroom Possible Age Range Children Lead Teachers Preschool 1: 2 years 9 months &#8211; 3 years 9 months 20 3 Preschool 2: 3 years 7 months &#8211; 5 years 20 3 Preschool 3: 3 years 7 months &#8211; 5 years 20 3 Preschoolers thrive in a consistent and predictable\u00a0environment We establish clear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14430,"featured_media":0,"parent":1567,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14430"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4126,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1583\/revisions\/4126"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/childrens-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}